Who We Are

Who We Are

About The Broward Health Foundation

Formed in 1999 and governed by an active Board of Directors, the Broward Health Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the health of its community by providing resources to promote, support, and enhance the programs and initiatives of Broward Health. Broward Health operates with a mission to provide quality healthcare to the people it serves and to support the needs of all its physicians and employees. For more than seventy years, Broward Health has served as a healthcare “safety-net” provider for the northern two-thirds of Broward County – over 275 square miles.

While quality medical care is the cornerstone of Broward Health, it is through Community Health Services that the health system truly connects with the community. It is the Division’s mission to provide a network of family health service sites that offer both affordable and comprehensive primary healthcare—including home health services and hospice services—throughout neighborhood community locations, primarily serving indigent patients and the working poor. Through a variety of school-based and neighborhood-oriented facilities, the Community Health Services Division provides pre-natal care, prevention and education, outreach, case/disease management, primary care, specialty care, urgent care, dental care, outpatient diagnostic testing, home health care, and hospice care.

A Message From The President

The Power of One Gift.

That’s the tagline the Broward Health Foundation adopted several years ago. Its meaning has grown and evolved and become more important than ever. It proves that everyone in our community has a role in making our fundraising efforts successful, and that every person makes a difference with each and every gift. To be charged with raising funds for a hospital system as large and complex as Broward Health is a huge responsibility and one that is never taken lightly.

We are proud that we have created a Foundation with programs, events and initiatives that offer so many ways to become engaged in the important work we do. We are proud of all that we have accomplished with philanthropy, but we never lose sight of the fact that we could never do what we do without you. There is still much to be done to ensure that we can continue to serve the community by supporting Broward Health and its goal to provide outstanding healthcare.

I invite you to join us, support us and embrace the feeling of The Power of One Gift that can only be experienced with kind generosity.

Sincerely,

Traci Allyn Shur, CFRE
President
Broward Health Foundation

Gino Santorio

Gino R. Santorio joined Broward Health in September 2017 as Chief Operating Officer (COO). He is responsible for the daily operations of Broward Health and ensuring that proper operational controls and administrative and reporting procedures are being adhered to across the system.

Gino most recently served as senior vice president and chief executive officer at Jackson North Medical Center. He joined Jackson Health System in 2011 as a part of an administrative turn-around team that implemented projects leading to $148 million in expense reductions and revenue enhancements. Over the course of his time at Jackson, he also held the positions of corporate director in project management, VP of Ambulatory Care Services and Operations, VP and COO of Jackson North Medical Center, and VP and COO of Jackson Memorial Hospital.

He has also served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer/Hospital Compliance Officer at Spring Hill Regional Hospital in Spring Hill, Florida. He began his career in healthcare management at Brooksville Regional Hospital as the Assistant Chief Financial Officer.
Gino is involved in several community organizations, including the Broward Health Foundation, Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center and United Way.
A fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE), a professional certification sponsored by the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), Gino has a master’s in public administration from the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the University of Albany in New York. He also earned a bachelor’s degree in business leadership from Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York, where he graduated magna cum laude.

Advisory Board

The Broward Health Foundation Advisory Board is composed of a group of talented, experienced, or otherwise influential individuals who are invited to provide ongoing advice and support to the Foundation’s Board of Directors and staff. Members of the Advisory Board are not current members of the Board of Directors, but are volunteers with a passion for Broward Health, and who provide valuable assistance and advice to the both the Foundation Board and staff.